Regional Species Checklists

• Retinia edemoidana  
• Neleucania praegracilis  
• Philonome wielgusi  
• Stenoporpia lea  
• Neoterpes graefiaria  
• Dioryctria pentictonella  

Hesperiidae Skippers

• Epargyreus clarus  Silver-spotted Skipper
• Polygonus leo  Hammock Skipper
• Zestusa dorus  Short-tailed Skipper
• Autochton cellus  Golden Banded-Skipper
• Thorybes pylades  Northern Cloudywing
• Thorybes mexicana  Mexican Cloudywing
• Cogia hippalus  Acacia Skipper
• Staphylus ceos  Golden-headed Scallopwing
• Erynnis icelus  Dreamy Duskywing
• Erynnis brizo  Sleepy Duskywing
• Erynnis telemachus  Rocky Mountain Duskywing
• Erynnis meridianus  Meridian Duskywing
• Erynnis tristis  Mournful Duskywing
• Erynnis pacuvius  Pacuvius Duskywing
• Erynnis funeralis  Funereal Duskywing
• Erynnis afranius  Afranius Duskywing
• Erynnis persius  Persius Duskywing
• Pyrgus xanthus  Mountain Checkered-Skipper
• Pyrgus scriptura  Small Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius communis  Common Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius albescens  White Checkered-Skipper
• Burnsius philetas  Desert Checkered-Skipper
• Heliopyrgus domicella  Erichson's White-Skipper
• Heliopetes ericetorum  Northern White-Skipper
• Celotes nessus  Common Streaky-Skipper
• Pholisora catullus  Common Sootywing
• Hesperopsis libya  Mohave Sootywing
• Hesperopsis alpheus  Saltbush Sootywing
• Oarisma garita  Garita Skipperling
• Oarisma edwardsii  Edwards' Skipperling
• Copaeodes aurantiaca  Orange Skipperling
• Hylephila phyleus  Fiery Skipper
• Stinga morrisoni  Morrison's Skipper
• Hesperia uncas  Uncas Skipper
• Hesperia juba  Juba Skipper
• Hesperia colorado  Western Branded Skipper
• Hesperia woodgatei  Apache Skipper
• Hesperia pahaska  Pahaska Skipper
• Hesperia viridis  Green Skipper
• Hesperia nevada  Nevada Skipper
• Atalopedes campestris  Sachem
• Polites rhesus  Rhesus Skipper
• Polites carus  Carus Skipper
• Polites sabuleti  Sandhill Skipper
• Polites draco  Draco Skipper
• Polites themistocles  Tawny-edged Skipper
• Polites mystic  Long Dash
• Polites sonora  Sonora Skipper
• Ochlodes sylvanoides  Woodland Skipper
• Ochlodes yuma  Yuma Skipper
• Poanes taxiles  Taxiles Skipper
• Paratrytone snowi  Snow's Skipper
• Euphyes vestris  Dun Skipper
• Atrytonopsis deva  Deva Skipper
• Atrytonopsis lunus  Moon-marked Skipper
• Atrytonopsis vierecki  Viereck's Skipper
• Atrytonopsis pittacus  White-barred Skipper
• Atrytonopsis python  Python Skipper
• Amblyscirtes cassus  Cassus Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes aenus  Bronze Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes eos  Dotted Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes vialis  Common Roadside-Skipper
• Amblyscirtes phylace  Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
• NotAmblyscirtes simius  Simius Roadside-Skipper
• Calpodes ethlius  Brazilian Skipper
• Megathymus streckeri  Strecker's Giant-Skipper
• Megathymus yuccae  Yucca Giant-Skipper
• Piruna pirus  Russet Skipperling
• Piruna polingii  Four-spotted Skipperling
• Agathymus neumoegeni  Orange Giant-Skipper
• Agathymus alliae  Mojave Giant-Skipper

Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails

• Battus philenor  Pipevine Swallowtail
• Papilio machaon  Old World Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes  Black Swallowtail
• Papilio zelicaon  Anise Swallowtail
• Papilio indra  Indra Swallowtail
• Papilio rutulus  Western Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio multicaudata  Two-tailed Swallowtail
• Papilio cresphontes  Giant Swallowtail

Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs

• Anthocharis cethura  Desert Orangetip
• Anthocharis thoosa  Southwestern Orangetip
• Euchloe lotta  Desert Marble
• Neophasia menapia  Pine White
• Pieris marginalis  Margined White
• Pieris rapae  Cabbage White
• Pontia beckerii  Becker's White
• Pontia protodice  Checkered White
• Pontia occidentalis  Western White
• Pontia sisymbrii  Spring White
• Colias philodice  Clouded Sulphur
• Colias eurytheme  Orange Sulphur
• Colias alexandra  Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
• Zerene cesonia  Southern Dogface
• Phoebis sennae  Cloudless Sulphur
• Eurema mexicana  Mexican Yellow
• Abaeis nicippe  Sleepy Orange
• Nathalis iole  Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies

• Lycaena arota  Tailed Copper
• Lycaena heteronea  Blue Copper
• Hypaurotis crysalus  Colorado Hairstreak
• Habrodais grunus  Golden Hairstreak
• Atlides halesus  Great Purple Hairstreak
• Callophrys affinis  Western Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii comstocki  Desert Green Hairstreak
• Callophrys gryneus  Juniper Hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum  Thicket Hairstreak
• Callophrys augustinus  Brown Elfin
• Callophrys fotis  Desert Elfin
• Callophrys eryphon  Western Pine Elfin
• Satyrium ilavia  Ilavia Hairstreak
• Satyrium sylvinus  Sylvan Hairstreak
• Satyrium saepium  Hedgerow Hairstreak
• Satyrium behrii  Behr's Hairstreak
• Phaeostrymon alcestis  Soapberry Hairstreak
• Chlorostrymon simaethis  Silver-banded Hairstreak
• Strymon melinus  Gray Hairstreak
• Ministrymon leda  Leda Ministreak
• Erora quaderna  Arizona Hairstreak
• Leptotes marina  Marine Blue
• Brephidium exilis  Western Pygmy-Blue
• Cupido amyntula  Western Tailed-Blue
• Celastrina ladon  Spring Azure
• Celastrina echo  Echo Azure
• Glaucopsyche piasus  Arrowhead Blue
• Glaucopsyche lygdamus  Silvery Blue
• Euphilotes ellisi  Ellis' Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes enoptes  Pacific Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes rita  Rita Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes pallescens  Pallid Dotted-Blue
• Euphilotes spaldingi  Spalding's Dotted-Blue
• Hemiargus ceraunus  Ceraunus Blue
• Echinargus isola  Reakirt's Blue
• Plebejus melissa  Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
• Plebejus saepiolus  Greenish Blue
• Plebejus icarioides  Boisduval's Blue
• Plebejus lupini  Lupine Blue
• Plebejus glandon  Arctic Blue

Riodinidae Metalmarks

• Calephelis nemesis  Fatal Metalmark
• Emesis zela  Zela Metalmark
• Apodemia mormo  Mormon Metalmark
• Apodemia palmeri  Palmer's Metalmark
• Apodemia nais  Nais Metalmark

Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies

• Libytheana carinenta  American Snout
• Danaus plexippus  Monarch
• Danaus gilippus  Queen
• Euptoieta claudia  Variegated Fritillary
• Speyeria nokomis  Nokomis Fritillary
• Speyeria coronis  Coronis Fritillary
• Speyeria hesperis  Northwestern Fritillary
• Limenitis arthemis  Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
• Limenitis arthemis arizonensis  Arizona Red-spotted Purple
• Limenitis archippus  Viceroy
• Limenitis weidemeyerii  Weidemeyer's Admiral
• Adelpha eulalia  Arizona Sister
• Asterocampa celtis  Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa leilia  Empress Leilia
• Mestra amymone  Common Mestra
• Poladryas minuta  Dotted Checkerspot
• Poladryas arachne  Arachne Checkerspot
• Chlosyne fulvia  Fulvia Checkerspot
• Chlosyne nycteis  Silvery Checkerspot
• Chlosyne californica  California Patch
• Chlosyne lacinia  Bordered Patch
• Chlosyne acastus  Sagebrush Checkerspot
• Texola elada  Elada Checkerspot
• Phyciodes picta  Painted Crescent
• Phyciodes pallida  Pale Crescent
• Phyciodes mylitta  Mylitta Crescent
• Phyciodes tharos  Pearl Crescent
• Phyciodes cocyta  Northern Crescent
• Phyciodes batesii  Tawny Crescent
• Phyciodes pulchella  Field Crescent
• Euphydryas chalcedona  Chalcedon Checkerspot
• Euphydryas anicia  Anicia Checkerspot
• Junonia coenia  Common Buckeye
• Junonia grisea  Gray Buckeye
• Junonia evarete  Tropical Buckeye
• Polygonia satyrus  Satyr Comma
• Polygonia faunus  Green Comma
• Polygonia gracilis  Hoary Comma
• Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis antiopa  Mourning Cloak
• Nymphalis californica  California Tortoiseshell
• Vanessa virginiensis  American Lady
• Vanessa cardui  Painted Lady
• Vanessa annabella  West Coast Lady
• Vanessa atalanta  Red Admiral
• Coenonympha tullia  Common Ringlet
• Cyllopsis pertepida  Canyonland Satyr
• Megisto rubricata  Red Satyr
• Neominois ridingsii  Ridings' Satyr
• Oeneis alberta  Alberta Arctic
• Cercyonis pegala  Common Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis meadii  Mead's Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis sthenele  Great Basin Wood-Nymph
• Cercyonis oetus  Small Wood-Nymph
• Gyrocheilus patrobas  Red-bordered Satyr

Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths

• Hemileuca nevadensis  Nevada buckmoth
• Hemileuca diana  
• Hemileuca burnsi  Burns' buckmoth
• Hemileuca grotei  Grote's buckmoth
• Hemileuca griffini  Griffin's sheepmoth
• Hemileuca hera  Hera buckmoth
• Automeris cecrops  Cecrops eyed silkmoth
• Hemileuca neumoegeni  Neumoegen's buckmoth
• Coloradia doris  Doris' pinemoth
• Coloradia luski  Lusk's pinemoth
• Hemileuca sp.  
• Coloradia pandora  Pandora pinemoth
• Hemileuca eglanterina  Western sheepmoth
• Hyalophora gloveri  Glover's Silkmoth
• Antheraea oculea  Oculea silkmoth
• Agapema homogena  Rocky Mountain agapema
• Hyalophora columbia  Columbia silkmoth
• Sphingicampa hubbardi  Hubbard's Small Silkmoth

Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths

• Paonias myops  Small-eyed sphinx
• Ceratomia amyntor  Elm sphinx
• Manduca rustica  Rustic sphinx
• Sagenosoma elsa  Elsa sphinx
• Smerinthus cerisyi  One-eyed sphinx
• Sphinx asellus  Asella sphinx
• Sphinx chersis  Great ash sphinx
• Sphinx dollii  Doll's sphinx
• Sphinx libocedrus  Incense cedar sphinx
• Sphinx vashti  Vashti sphinx
• Manduca quinquemaculata  Five-spotted hawkmoth
• Paonias excaecata  Blinded sphinx
• Eumorpha achemon  Achemon sphinx
• Eumorpha typhon  Typhon sphinx
• Euproserpinus wiesti  Wiest's primrose sphinx
• Proserpinus juanita  Juanita sphinx
• Hyles lineata  White-lined Sphinx
• Hemaris thetis  

Doidae Doid Moths

• Doa ampla  

Notodontidae Prominents

• Clostera paraphora  
• Paraeschra georgica  Georgian Prominent
• Pheosia rimosa  Black-rimmed Prominent
• Odontosia elegans  Elegant Prominent
• Gluphisia septentrionis  Common Gluphisia
• Furcula scolopendrina  Zigzag Furcula Moth
• Dasylophia seriata  
• Ianassa lignicolor  White-Streaked Prominent

Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths

• Tarache areli  
• Tarache bella  
• Acronicta thoracica  
• Acronicta americana  American Dagger Moth
• Plagiomimicus tepperi  
• Stiria rugifrons  Yellow Sunflower Moth
• Chamaeclea pernana  
• Cucullia dorsalis  
• Copanarta aurea  
• Sympistis bakeri  
• Sympistis semicollaris  
• Lacinipolia olivacea  Olive Arches
• Hadena capsularis  
• Nephelodes minians  Bronzed Cutworm Moth
• Lacinipolia pensilis  
• Orthosia mys  
• Lacinipolia strigicollis  
• Admetovis similaris  
• Eucoptocnemis elingua  
• Hadena lafontainei  
• Euxoa olivalis  
• Anicla exuberans  
• Bryolymnia semifascia  Half-banded Bryolymnia Moth
• Euxoa divergens  Divergent Dart
• Feltia jaculifera  Dingy Cutworm Moth
• Abagrotis bimarginalis  
• Abagrotis glenni  
• Schinia jaguarina  
• Schinia oleagina  
• Schinia vacciniae  
• Schinia mortua  
• Schinia bicuspida  
• Schinia intrabilis  
• Schinia walsinghami  
• Schinia lucens  Leadplant Flower Moth
• Schinia tertia  
• Schinia gaurae  Clouded Crimson
• Schinia coercita  
• Schinia deserticola  
• Schinia acutilinea  
• Schinia obliqua  
• Schinia arcigera  Arcigera Flower Moth
• Euscirrhopterus gloveri  
• Condica albolabes  
• Condica temecula  

Erebidae Erebid Moths

• Pygoctenucha terminalis  
• Grammia f pallida  
• Estigmene acrea  Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
• Lycomorpha splendens  
• Lophocampa significans  
• Eudesmia arida  
• Ectypia clio  
• Leptarctia californiae  
• Lycomorpha pholus  Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
• Lophocampa ingens  
• Pygarctia murina  
• Kodiosoma fulvum  
• Hypoprepia inculta  
• Lophocampa argentata  Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
• Bertholdia trigona  
• Bruceia pulverina  
• Pyrrharctia isabella  Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
• Leucanopsis lurida  
• Gnophaela discreta  
• Crambidia impura  
• Bruceia hubbardi  
• Estigmene albida  
• Pseudohemihyalea ambigua  
• Ctenucha venosa  
• Crambidia casta  Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth
• Pagara fuscipes  
• Hyphantria cunea  Fall Webworm Moth
• Hemihyalea edwardsii  Edwards' Glassywing
• Ctenucha cressonana  
• Crambidia cephalica  Yellow-headed Lichen Moth
• Virbia ostenta  Showy Holomelina
• Hypercompe permaculata  
• Pseudohemihyalea labecula  
• Grammia blakei  
• Arachnis picta  Painted Tiger Moth
• Cycnia oregonensis  Oregon Cycnia
• Cisthene angelus  
• Grammia williamsii  
• Arachnis citra  
• Grammia incorrupta  
• Euchaetes fusca  
• Cisthene barnesii  
• Arachnis zuni  
• Euchaetes gigantea  
• Lycomorpha fulgens  
• Lycomorpha grotei  
• Halysidota tessellaris  Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
• Lophocampa roseata  
• Ascalapha odorata  Black Witch
• Hemeroplanis historialis  
• Catocala sp.  
• Toxonprucha volucris  
• Callistege intercalaris  
• Drasteria howlandii  
• Drasteria pallescens  
• Euparthenos nubilis  Locust Underwing
• Melipotis indomita  Indomitable Melipotis
• Ptichodes bucetum  

Nolidae Tuft Moths

• Meganola fuscula  

Oecophoridae Concealer Moths

• Decantha tistra  
• Decantha stonda  
• Polix coloradella  
• Borkhausenia nefrax  
• Carolana golmeia  
• Rectiostoma fernaldella  

Gracillariidae Leaf Blotch Miner Moths

• Cameraria caryaefoliella  Pecan Leafminer Moth

Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths

• Agonopterix cratia  
• Himmacia huachucella  
• Agonopterix psoraliella  
• Agonopterix posticella  
• Depressariodes umbraticostella  
• Exaeretia nechlys  
• Exaeretia ciniflonella  
• Exaeretia fulva  
• Depressaria schellbachi  
• Apachea barbarella  
• Antaeotricha lindseyi  
• Ethmia semilugens  
• Ethmia arctostaphylella  
• Ethmia discostrigella  
• Ethmia semitenebrella  
• Ethmia m. emmeli  
• Ethmia mimihagenella  
• Ethmia albicostella  
• Ethmia marmorea  
• Stenoporpia separataria  

Momphidae Momphid Moths

• Mompha circumscriptella  

Cosmopterigidae Cosmopterigid Moths

• Walshia miscecolorella  

Gelechiidae Twirler Moths

• Chionodes dentella  
• Gnorimoschema coquillettella  
• Aroga paraplutella  

Yponomeutidae Yponomeutid Moths

• Zelleria haimbachi  Pine Needle Sheathminer Moth

Tortricidae Tortricid Moths

• Eucosma ridingsana  
• Eucosma bobana  
• Cydia latiferreana  Filbertworm Moth
• Eugnosta mexicana  

Megalopygidae Flannel Moths

• Megalopyge opercularis  Southern Flannel Moth

Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths

• Crambus praefectellus  Common Grass-veneer Moth
• Evergestis obliqualis  
• Loxostege cereralis  
• Pyrausta unifascialis  One-banded Pyrausta

Pyralidae Pyralid Moths

• Eudonia torniplagalis  
• Toripalpus trabalis  
• Dasypyga salmocolor  
• Heinrichiessa sanpetella  
• Dioryctria albovittella  

Pterophoridae Pterophorid Moths, Plume Moths

• Paraplatyptilia fragilis  

Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths

• Galenara lixaria  
• Stenoporpia purpuraria  
• Digrammia excurvata  
• Eriplatymetra grotearia  
• Phaeoura perfidaria  
• Ixala desperaria  
• Sicya morsicaria  
• Somatolophia vatia  
• Holochroa dissociarius  
• Digrammia continuata  Curve-lined Angle
• Galenara lixarioides  
• Iridopsis larvaria  Bent-Lined Gray
• Glena quinquelinearia  
• Digrammia delectata  
• Caripeta aequaliaria  Western Conifer Looper
• Prionomelia spododea  
• Digrammia pictipennata  
• Rindgea maricopa  
• Phaeoura mexicanaria  Pine Looper
• Macaria bitactata  Split-Lined Angle Moth
• Pero modestus  
• Carphoides incopriarius  
• Digrammia yavapai  
• Stenoporpia pulmonaria  
• Iridopsis clivinaria  
• Sabulodes niveostriata  
• Stenoporpia dissonaria  
• Mericisca gracea  
• Nepytia regulata  
• Fernaldella fimetaria  
• Stenoporpia glaucomarginaria  
• Nepytia swetti  
• Digrammia pallorata  
• Biston rigidaria  
• Nemoria obliqua  
• Chlorochlamys appellaria  
• Synchlora bistriaria  Oblique-striped Emerald Moth
• Archirhoe neomexicana  
• Hydriomena morosata  
• Eupithecia edna  
• Eupithecia maestosa  

Lasiocampidae Lasiocampid Moths

• Malacosoma incurvum  
• Malacosoma californicum  Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
• Gloveria arizonensis  
• Tolype distincta  
• Hypopacha grisea